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Globose scale, a southern European pest of plum and peach, heading our way

Chris Malumphy from Fera Science Ltd provides us with an overview of globose scale and what threat it poses to UK trees.

Chris Malumphy  •  06 Sep 2016

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Managing Sweet Chestnut Blight in the South West

Forestry Commission England’s Tree Health team plays an important role in the protection of England’s trees, woods and forests.

Emily Fensom  •  23 Jun 2017

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Coronavirus or Xylella: The importance of biosecurity, early detection and decisive action.

Professor Nicola Spence, DEFRA's Chief Plant Health Officer, explains why biosecurity is so important.

Professor Nicola Spence  •  16 Jun 2020

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‘Palmageddon’ heading our way

Anybody visiting tourist resorts in the Mediterranean today will likely encounter large numbers of dying and dead palms. What is the reason for this ‘palmageddon’ in the Mediterranean?  

Chris Malumphy  •  13 Apr 2018

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Observatree adapts for Covid-19

As a project, the impact of Covid-19 in 2020 prevented the yearly hands-on Observatree training events for our volunteers and a switch to digital communications has helped tremendously.

Rebecca Gosling  •  27 Jul 2021

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A moving diagnosis

If it’s possible to have a mobile home, just imagine how useful a mobile lab would be?

Dr Caroline Gorton  •  24 Nov 2021

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Volunteering to help our trees!

This Plant Health Week, Rebecca, our Observatree volunteer manager celebrates the achievements of our wonderful volunteers.

Rebecca Gosling  •  09 May 2022

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Ancient Tree Inventory - Conifer Identification

The ATI have kindly shared their conifer ID webinar with us. 

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